Holder or receptacle for match-boxes, &amp;c.



No, 850,141. Y PME111211114 211.16; 1907.

' E. DBMBLIUS.

' HOLDER 0R RBGBPTAOLE Pon MATGH BOXE S, dan.A

APYLIUATIOH FILED DBO. 28,1905.

, f l'rwentor.

UNITED n PATE NT OFFICE.

HOLDER OR RECEPTACLE FOR MATCH-BOXES, 6to.

No. 850,141 Specicaton of Letters Patent. Patented April 16, 1907.

Application filed December 28, 1905. Serial No. 293,558.

To a/ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that l, EDUARD DEMELIUS, a subject of the German Emperor, and a resident of No. 21 Oben Borgfelde, llamburg, Germany, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in or Relating to Holders or Receptaclesfor Match-Boxes and other Goods, of which the following is a specification.

Object of the invention is la holder or receptacle for goods--for instance, matchboxes-in which the goods can be freed only piece by piece by the tearing oif of paper strips, which are arranged above each other and can be used for advertisement.

The accompanying f drawings represent a form of construction of the invention, and

on which it may be stood. It can also serve as a wrapper for the goods, in which case the strips c form the cover when the upper strip is secured at the side or at foot. The separate leaves c, which of course can be manufactured of other material instead of paper, can also be used in book shape, in which case the leaves must be fastened in at the one side and turned in at the foot or at the side. All. the leaves are of the same length, as already described, so that the top leaf covers all the others and the goods as Well. Each leaf on the open side of the book shape is of course firmly fastened and must be loosened before any goods can be taken out. The cover of the book can be specially gummed, so that here also the form of a wrapper is attained.

shows, Figure 1 a front view, and Fig. 2 a longitudinal section. The goods b b2 b3 are stored in an elongated box a. The front side of the box is composed of slips of paper c c2 c3, which can be torn off and which serve for' advertisement purposes. The paper slip .c covers the piece of goods b. The paper slip c2, lying above, covers the same goods and also the next goods b2, and so on. Therefore when the uppermost strip cw is detached it only sets goods b1@ free. If the next strip c is detached, goods b9 can be taken off.

Each strip of paper required to protect the goods must either contain printed matter of a nature to interest the housewife or merchant-for example, recipes, free tickets, &c.-or be used for advertisement purposes.

I claim- In a device of the character described, the combination with an elongated box, having pieces of goods stored, a strip of paper pasted over the lowest piece of goods, a second strip oi paper pasted over the second piece of goods covering the first strip of paper, a third strip of paper pasted over the'third piece of goods covering the irst and'second strips of paper, a fourth strip of paper pasted over the fourth piece of goods, covering the first, second and third strips of paper, and so on, substantially yas shown and described, means for hanging and standing the box.

EDUARD DEMELIUS.

Witnesses The receptacle a can be furnished with a hook, by which to hang up, or folding legs, l

I. A. Nans, R. DREEsEN. 

